April 11, 1917: Left-handed pitcher Babe Ruth holds the Yankees to three hits as the Red Sox defeat the New Yorkers 10-3 on Opening Day at Fenway Park; Ruth goes on to have an outstanding season on the mound, winning 24 games for the Red Sox in 1917, and his 35 complete games would lead all American League pitchers that season. [...]

April 10, 1981: Carlton "Pudge" Fisk delivers a three-run eighth inning home run to provide the Sox with a 5-3 Opening Day victory at Fenway Park; unfortunately, Pudge's Sox are white, he dressed in the visitor's clubhouse for the first time, and his winning blow provides the margin of victory in his first game in a Chicago White Sox uniform. [...]

April 9, 1990: After a 2 year absence, Bill Buckner, the designated goat of the 1986 World Series loss, returns to play for the Red Sox and receives a standing ovation when he is announced to the Opening Day crowd at Fenway Park; Buckner will finish out a distinguished 22 year MLB career with the 1990 Boston Red Sox. [...]

April 8, 1969: Tony Conigliaro, who is playing in his first game since his 1967 beaning, receives one of the greater ovations in Fenway Park history, and scores the winning run in a 5-4 extra inning win over the Baltimore Orioles; Tony C would go on to be named the AL comeback player of the year after swatting 20 home runs and driving in 82 runs in 1969. [...]

April 7, 1918: Future Red Sox Hall of Famer member Bobby Doerr is born in Los Angeles, CA: Doerr, who is the oldest living Hall of Fame member at age 95, played for the Red Sox from 1937 to 1951 while serving as the unofficial captain of the team, earned American League All-Star honors nine times, and was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1986. [...]